Which to use
“Moran” is a name and “more” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,976
- “Moran” frequency rank
- #49
- “more” frequency rank
- 17025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Moran | more |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Old French of Old French origin. | comparative degree of many: in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.) |
Letter map: Moran vs more
Shared letters muted; letters that set Moran and more apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - Moran and more
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Moran is aname and moreadeterminer. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Moran is recorded at frequency rank #16,976, classified as aname. more is at rank #49, tagged as adet, pronounced /mɔː(ɹ)/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17025, this pair ranks #454,083 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Moran vs more
Shared letters: mor. Private to "Moran": an. Private to "more": e.
"Moran" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "more" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Moran" for "more" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Moran" or "more"?
What to do next
Pair "Moran" vs "more" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Moran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "more" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #454,083 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Moran" and "more" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Moran vs Murano". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #454,083 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.